this is bbc news, i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: president trump has been meeting with emergency workers and victims of california's worst ever wildfires. more than 70 people have died in the blaze. more than a quarter of a million people havejoined protests across france in anger at rising fuel prices. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump is in california to see the damage caused by the us state's worst ever wildfires. visiting the town of paradise, which was largely destroyed, mr trump said everybody had done incredible work to respond to the disaster. he also revisited his claim that poor forest management was to blame. more than 70 people have died and about1,000 are still unaccounted for. dan johnson has this report from paradise. in the ruins of paradise, the president got his own clear view

ofjust how devastating this fire was, and he offered his sympathy to the people of this town, and the families of those still missing. this is very sad to see it. as far as the lives are concerned, nobody knows quite yet. we're up to a certain number, but we have a lot of people that are not accounted for. and this is the kind of destruction — in fact, they're telling me this isn't even not as bad as some areas. some areas are even beyond this charred. a week ago, while this earth was still hot, the president sparked a debate about forest management. he had threatened to cut government funding, but after the anger of his initial reaction, today he met some of those who responded and have been searching what is left. he was asked if any of this made him think differently about climate change. no, no. i have strong opinion.

we're going to have forests that are very safe. the president has shown paradise, like so many other places, that his words can be divisive and controversial, before they are unifying and supportive. but his message here today is that he stands with the people here. meanwhile, they stand in line to fill in the forms for federal government help. people need to re—establish their identity before they can rebuild their lives, and not all gave the president a welcome. i mean, saying that — you know, that the forests have been mismanaged, it's federal land management. it's taken care of by the feds. he doesn't understand california, he doesn't like california. i don't agree with him on a lot of those things. paradise must be seen to be believed.

the president has viewed a fraction of what has been lost. the full extent of the destruction, and what caused it, is still being revealed. let's get some of the day's other news. the us state department says it has not reached a final conclusion on who was involved in the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi, amid media reports that the cia believes crown prince mohammed ordered the killing. president trump says he will talk to cia chiefs following the reports. saudi arabia has called the claim false. a war crimes suspect in the central african republic has been detained and handed over to a tribunal in the netherlands. alfred yekatom, who was once nicknamed ‘rambo', led a christian militia in the anti buh—lack—uh movement. it's accused of murdering and torturing members of the car's muslim community between 2013 and 2014. protesters have blocked off five major bridges in central london, demanding that the uk government takes greater action on climate change. it followed a week of action by the campaign group, extinction rebellion. the group said 6,000 people had joined the demonstrations and there'd been 45 arrests.

police in athens have used teargas and stun grenades against anarchists who threw firebombs on the 45th anniversary of a student revolt. hooded youths put up barricades in the greek capital, where a former military government killed 2a people during student protests in 1973. democrat andrew gillum has conceded defeat to republican ron desantis in florida's governor race, as a recount of ballots neared its end. the democrat congratulated republican former congressman ron desa ntis on becoming the state's next governor. more than a quarter of a million people have taken part in demonstrations across france, against high fuel prices and the rising cost of living. one person was killed in an accident, when a motorist tried to drive through a blockade, and more than 200 others have been injured. lucy williamson reports from paris. car horns beeping.

there are those in france who say they feel invisible to their leaders. not today — high—visibilityjackets the new uniform of a leaderless nationwide movement, blocking roads across the country in protest at rising fuel taxes and the rising cost of living. translation: i am a nurse, and i'm tired of being so heavily taxed. translation: the little people are fed up with it, and that's why they've come out today. anger meant for the government spilt out at some sites. 0ne protester was killed, and among more than 200 people injured, this policeman, who simply got in the way. priscillia ludosky‘s petition against the price rises helped spark this movement. she gathered 800,000 signatures, but got no response from the government. translation: we are not listened to.

we are not understood. we are not even consulted on big decisions. we see the president talking to people on the street, but the government is not at all connected to reality. the government this week announced 500 million euros of energy aid for poorer households, but many here feel that business and industry should be paying more. emmanuel macron — no friend of the struggling, but president of the rich, according to some. president macron came to power promising to heal the rift between voters and their leaders, his campaign image based on a new kind of grassroots democracy. but, across the country today, protesters are accusing him of continuing france's economic divisions, and the distrust that many still feel towards their politicians. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. you can get more on all of our stories on our website, where there's full background and analysis from our correspondents. just go to bbc.com/news and follow the links. let's get more on events

in california now, where president trump has met emergency teams fighting wildfires. 0ur correspondent dave lee is in chico with more on the rescue and recovery operation. it is now more than a week on since this huge wildfire devastated the town of paradise and there are still many hundreds of people unaccounted for. those who did make it out are still in places like this, this is an unofficial area for those who fled the fire and didn't have anywhere else to go. gradually we are expecting this place to thin out as people are being offered free bus rides and freeride shares to get a proper shelter around and now also drive from where we are. when they get there they are going to be greeted with proper supplies, a place to sleep, but also help with

the next steps, getting the financial support to try to move on from what has happened to them here. president trump has been in the area surveying the damage for himself and also offering his support to the firefighters that are still tackling this way is up in the hills here. he removed his threats, or rescinded his threats, to take away federal funding from california because of bad forest management. he now says funding will be made available and he and the governor will walk —— worked together to solve this problem for california. as for the people that are here, you can see behind the is the first blue sky since the fire happened. we can now speak to brandon wilson who's home near malibu was destroyed by the fires. he joins us now from the coastal town of del mar, near san diego. thank you so much forjoining us. we are so thank you so much forjoining us. we are so sorry thank you so much forjoining us. we are so sorry to hear about your home. what was that experience like, finding out what had happened to

your home? well, we got run off the mountain and pretty much just grabbed the animals and the fire came up grabbed the animals and the fire came up so grabbed the animals and the fire came up so weak that we had to leave the wrench and a loaded up the dogs and ran down. by the time we got down the fire had pretty much come across and engulfed the reach behind us. across and engulfed the reach behind us. it was pretty fast and it moved quicker than we expected. it was kind of a bad movie. did you know as you were evacuating that your home was in peril? we knew, yeah, we knew right away. with got chased off the mountain by the fire, we didn't know if it was go to come back and we looked back at the house, the only thing that was left was a 1930s chimney and the propane tank. it engulfed everything on the ranch, the two houses and the entire setup

there, pretty quickly. there are a lot of people who are experiencing what you are experiencing and having to be evacuated and not able to go back to homes they have lost. how has your experience been of authorities helping people such as yourself? it is all devastating and it hits everybody, it has been a rough ride. nobody expects it and when it happens, everybody doesn't realise how quick it comes and when it does a lot of emotions and trauma hit. at the same time it will try to come together and try to help each other out and it is an overwhelming emotion to lose all of york longings at the same time when everybody is being engulfed by a claims quicker than you expect. as you can see, it isa than you expect. as you can see, it is a lot to deal with. it is nice to see people come together and help during the fires and make sure that everybody is in safety and malibu came together in a way that was monumentalfor a came together in a way that was monumental for a community to came together in a way that was monumentalfor a community to hang on to what we had and see what we

could do. a lot of famous people ‘s homes that were taken by the fire and with the kind of community that we have, it is nice that the community can come together and help each other. how are you coping in terms of making sure you have food and shelter and things like that? well, you know, we got out the quick andi well, you know, we got out the quick and i know others that came through had boats and jet skis and had supplies, the pacific coast highway was cut off by the highway patrol. they had emergency services come in andi they had emergency services come in and i saw a lot of people coming in by boat and dropping things off to people that were still there and stranded. from pepperdine all the way up to venture was almost taken out by the fires. especially near the canyons and where we were near mulholland, safari ranchers, they have a giant jarrah mulholland, safari ranchers, they have a giantjarrah fair and exotic

animals that i know they had a tough time getting those out. horses running wild on the street. it was chaotic, at the same time they got the animals out pretty safely and they read down to the beach and they got the jarrah flout —— giraffe out. today people have been talking about donald trump's visit to some of the fire at regions. —— fire affected. people have had things to say, what is your feeling on people have had things to say, what is yourfeeling on president people have had things to say, what is your feeling on president trump's visit? i think is first initial comments were not sensitive enough to the community at the time and if he wants to make changes i think it should wait and —— wait until an appropriate time that people can process the fire, recuperate and combat. then we will talk about these issues. now he is saying stuff after the fact, it in and helps now and later on and makes changes, but now is not the time to make comments

went people ‘s lives have been destroyed and trying to rebuild. acting that is where californian people stand and i think a lot of people stand and i think a lot of people think that. —— that is where. in terms of people rebuilding their lives, i wonder what are your long—term plans? you plan to go back to malibu? yes, we will go back to malibu and rebuild and go through the insurance policy and see what can be done. i think you come back and you start over again, you make it better than it was before and you try to just rehash anything that is left and hopefully just try to just rehash anything that is left and hopefullyjust come back. that is all you can really do. brandon wilson, we very much wish you well and we are grateful that you well and we are grateful that you had time to talk to us this evening. vicki very much. —— thank you very much. a senior member of theresa may's cabinet, has called for changes to her brexit plans. andrea leadsom who's the leader of the commons, said there was "potential to improve" a draft deal,

before the prime minister presents it to european leaders next week. mrs leadsom is among five brexit—supporting cabinet ministers, said to be demanding significant changes. however alterations to the draft have been described as "a fantasy" by another government minister. mrs may has been speaking to local conservative party members, as she seeks to head off a possible vote of no confidence. this report from our political correspondent iain watson, contains some flash photography. even in an era of political turmoil, the events of the past few days have been remarkable. this is a decisive step, which enables us to move on and finalise the deal in the days ahead. on wednesday, theresa may announced she had the backing of her top team for a deal with the eu. reporter: is no-dealjust a bluff? but by thursday, there were two cabinet resignations, including the loss of her second brexit secretary, and the prime minister's

own position was under threat when this leading leave campaigner called for her to stand down. we need a leader who will say to the european union, it is impossible to divide up the united kingdom. then another blow — some who said they supported the prime minister began to attach strings. and today, just listen to this cabinet minister talking about the eu deal. you know, i think — as i've said on a number of occasions, i think that the uk cannot be trapped in a permanent customs arrangement, and i think that it's really important that we get some sort of clarity, and some improvement on that particular aspect of it. so who really is running the government? michael gove and three other brexiteer cabinet ministers arejoining andrea leadsom in calling for further changes to the prime minister's deal, though not yet for a change of prime minister. i'm totally supportive of the prime minister. i think she's doing a fantasticjob. though he could still be gearing up for some arguments

behind closed doors. the eu aren't keen to unpick a 585—page withdrawal agreement, and some ministers believe it is unreasonable to ask. just because some cabinet ministers make demands of the prime minister, that the details are going to change, is, i think, fantasy. but without any changes, this mp who voted to leave believes the prime minister may be ousted, and the deal will definitely be defeated. over the weeks to come, people are going to see that the deal that the european union have offered us, and which theresa may has said is the best deal she's been able to secure, is simply infinitely worse than the option of moving to a clean, global brexit. so tonight, the prime minister is fighting both for her deal and for her leadership. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has visited paradise — the us town in california worst

affected by the recent wildfires. he's praised the efforts of the local police and the teams searching for survivors. more than a quarter of a million people have taken to the streets of france to protest at rising fuel prices. argentina's government says it does not have the means to retrieve a submarine that's just been found at the bottom of the atlantic, a year after it went missing with 44 crew members on board. the submarine disappeared in november last year after reporting an electrical fault. the government will declare two days of mourning for the victims. nichola carroll reports. 366 days since the ara sanjuan submarine went missing with 44 crew on board and finally, an announcement from the authorities. translation: the submarine is located in a deep place, at a depth of 870 metres. there is a dip to 907 metres which is where the submarine is. that dip hit the submarine

from the sonars. at a news conference, the defence ministry said that it seemed impossible to recover what was left of the submarine. translation: we also don't have a remotely operated vehicle to go down to those depths to check the sea bed. we don't have the equipment to extract a vessel with those characteristics. news that the vessel had been found 800 metres below the surface of the ocean offered little comfort to the families of the dead. the sanjuan was returning from a routine mission to ushuaia, around 400 kilometres off the patagonian coast, when it reported an electrical breakdown on november 15th, 2017. at the one—year commemoration held on thursday, relatives were still asking questions. translation: i do not wish the loss

of a child on anyone, not my worst enemy. we want to have news, we wantjustice to be done, for the truth to be known, and for the guilty to pay. a day later, relatives received the news that the vessel had been found, located by a private company hired by the government. the question now is whether the vessel can actually be retrieved. nichola carroll, bbc news. reports from eastern congo say effo rts reports from eastern congo say efforts to contain an outbreak of

the ebola virus have been suspended. the world health organization says it is evacuating 16 staff members after a shell hit the building were staying in. at least seven peacekeepers were killed earlier in the week. tensions over trade and the week. tensions over trade and the growing influence of china in the growing influence of china in the pacific have overshadowed the final day of the apec summit. the chinese president xijinping final day of the apec summit. the chinese president xi jinping warned against countries following a path of unilateralism and protectionism. he and 20 other world leaders are due to attend a closing ceremony in the capital, port moresby, in a few hours time. more strikes are affecting two of the country's bigas rail operators. workers at south western railway, and at northern, are taking industrial action, in the continuing dispute over the role of guards on trains. northern says just 30% of its services have been running today.

the former bbc newsreader richard baker has died. he was 93 — and introduced the corporation's first ever television news bulletin, in 195a. david sillito looks back at his life. 1954 and the first—ever bbc television news bulletin began with the voice of richard baker. here is an illustrated summary of the news. it'll be followed with the latest film of events and happenings at home and abroad. in those early days, newsreaders were never seen because it was feared that our facial expressions might not always look impartial. and worse still that we might turn the news into a personality performance. richard baker — for more than a quarter of a century he helped define the calm, clear voice of bbc tv news. police reinforcements have been drafted into downing street denied as the crowd outside number 10 built up to about 300.

good evening. and first the big fire... he was a presenter, rather than a journalist. but this veteran of the wartime arctic convoys was also a writer. his great love — music. a panellist on face the music, he presented radio programme is and for many years he was the tv face of the proms. good evening to you and a very warm welcome to the royal albert hall. in his spare time he had a go at acting, here with prince edward. forgot you, sir? 0h, notorious villain! and there was also a memorable moment on morecambe and wise. music plays he was still broadcasting into his 80s, but he will always be remembered as the voice and then as one of the best—known faces of bbc news. for the moment that's all the news, except for a word about the weather. great memories.

0ften cheaper than a bottle of water, energy drinks can be very popular with children, but doctors say there should be a ban on selling them to anyone under the age of 16. a consultation on that proposal runs until tuesday of next week, as hayley hassall reports. so who here has had a sip or drunk an energy drink? i have energy drinks about once every couple of weeks. i had an energy drink when my sister had one, i only had a sip and it made me hyper. i have an energy drink on a saturday, when i go dancing, because wakes me up really early. i liked the taste of it, but later on i did not like how i felt.

well done. 0k. according to department of health two thirds of ten to 17—year—olds are regular consumers of energy drinks. the average drink contains 15 cubes of sugar and 150 mg of caffeine. that's the equivalent of two strong cups of coffee the world health organization says that drinking these often could lead to high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, poor dental health, and obesity. children are particularly susceptible to the advertising. their bodies are not equipped to assume that amount of caffeine, the sugar content can increase the risk of childhood obesity, the oral health implications, we have children having dental extractions of their adult teeth which impact upon their speech and their self—esteem. from a public health perspective we would be keen to see the energy drinks been banned for under the age of 18 and we would like to see that happen as soon as possible. i was drinking three or four energy drinks a day. from being 12 years old, james drank more than three cans

of energy drinks a day. then last year he collapsed and had to have his gall bladder removed. i drank them because i was tired and they would give a quick energy boost. then i would feel tired again and i would dink another one. i thought i had a problem with my stomach. i used to pass out. i passed out a few times. i passed out at school. then i went to the doctors and eventually got an ultrasound and they said it was gall stones. that must have felt awful for you. had you any idea what was causing the problem? i ended up in hospital and had my gall bladder removed and they said it could have been because i was drinking energy drinks. at the time, did you know that energy drinks were not suitable for kids? i didn't know that they weren't suitable for children. i know they have a label on the back, but who reads that? it is a year since his operation and he is a different character. but back in year nine he was a handful.

and now in year 11 he is a different person. thousands of people have got behind a campaign to stop energy drinks been sold to children and some supermarkets have already voluntarily stop selling them. when the government launched the consultation the drinks industry said that a sales ban on energy drinks is not effective as there are much greater contributors to sugar and caffeine in ourdiets. as you can see, the energy drinks on the same shelves as the fizzy drinks and the juice. they have bright coloured cans. they usually cost less. they are on average 99p. over a pound for the other drink. there are warning signs on the bank that say they have a high level of caffeine and are not suitable for children. but campaigners want the government to go one step further and they want to ban children from being able to buy them completely. hayley hassall, bbc news. much more coming up. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @regedahmadbbc. now the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. the second half of the

weekend is looking fine and sunny for most areas of the uk with a chilly wind out and about. yesterday we had some sparkling visibility, clear blue skies across the highlands of scotland. we have a number of beautiful weather watch pictures are sent into us. but you know what? pictures are sent into us. but you know what? our weather patterns are all interlinked. what happens to the north—west of us, near the arctic circle, north iceland, we had to temperatures up to 70 celsius. just astonishing. 40 degrees above normal. it has set in place a chain reaction. the warm air will go into the arctic and the arctic response by chucking cold air out across northern europe —— 14 degrees. that is heading to our shores in the next couple of days. a change in the weather is just around the corner. before we get that it will be a chilly start to the day this morning because we have had these clear skies for most of the night. that has allowed temperatures to plunge. because the breeze has stayed up there is not too much frost out and about. temperatures in the towns and cities have got down into low single figures. in some of the deeper

valleys in the highlands of scotland, the grampians, there are patches of frost where the winds have managed to fall light. here is a weather chart through the rest of the day today. high pressure still influencing the weather, dragging the dry air in from europe. that is significant because that is why we are not seeing much in the way of cloud. that said, there may be patches of cloud through the vale of york and eastern areas of scotland is derby day. these will probably be in and break up to give sunshine. and —— a much sunnier day for scotland. most of us it will be fine, settle, and sunny. a chilly breeze blowing through out day. temperatures near normal for the time of year, 10— 12 degrees, perhaps feeling cool around east anglia, southern parts of england as well. we start to see those changes taking place with the weather as we look at the chart for monday. more cloud moving in. it will be thick enough to bring light rain or drizzle around some of the western coast of scotland. the western areas of england. lots of cloud around, cool winds. temperatures starting to edge down a little bit. he really

cold air doesn't arrive on to we get on into tuesday. —— the really cold air. temperatures will be struggling. six degrees also in london. notice we still have some spots of blue on the charts. some rain and drizzle across england and wales will stop a cool down for scotla nd wales will stop a cool down for scotland and northern ireland. the cold est scotland and northern ireland. the coldest bit will be further southwards. this is the outlook. not a bad day for today. a downward spiral that averages. looking into the middle of the week, cardiff, just by degrees by wednesday. winter is coming. this is bbc news. the headlines: president donald trump has visited california to survey the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the state's history. he praised the efforts of local police, politicians and the teams searching for survivors.

the camp fire, in northern california, has killed at least 71 people. about a quarter of a million people have taken part in demonstrations across france against a further increase in fuel tax and the rising cost of living. 0ne demonstrator was killed when a panicking driver drove into protesters. there were more than 100 injuries nationwide. a senior member of the british prime minister's cabinet has called for changes to her brexit plans. andrea leadsom who's the leader of the commons, said there was "potential to improve" a draft deal, before the prime minister presents it to european leaders next week. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre with azi farni.